Wednesday night brought the third instalment of BBC Two’s highly anticipated adaptation of historical novel Wolf Hall (9pm), with last night’s shrinking audience seeing the drama edging towards the dreaded ‘cult’ status.
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Tuesday night brought an end to the highly successful eighteenth series of BBC One’s evergreen (and recently, Broadchurch-slaying) forensic drama, Silent Witness (9pm).
Last night saw the savage battle between BBC One and ITV’s dark crime dramas continue, with the commercial broadcaster’s once celebrated Broadchurch (9pm) taking a sucker punch to the goolies for the second week in a row.
Yesterday saw the BBC score the top eight shows of the day with a mixture of popular drama and long-running Sunday scheduling stables.
According to the company’s latest financial report, the subscription-free satellite service added 56,000 new homes over the year.
BBC One ruled over Thursday’s prime time proceedings with a mixture of breezy and brooding drama, with EastEnders building up more momentum, while Death in Paradise’s mixture of death and sunshine continued to win over viewers.
Wednesday night saw the prime time television line-up peak on ITV at 8pm as the broadcaster rolled out a fresh new series of humorous new homicides in Midsomer Murders.
The move will see approximately 20 London Live staff lose their jobs, as the business looks to “drive continued growth”.
Monday night brought another clash between ITV’s ever-weakening and heavily-promoted mystery drama Broadchurch and BBC One’s long-running but somehow-still-thrilling forensic drama Silent Witness at 9pm.
The independent production companies outlining a proposal to bid for BBC Three should be congratulated for their creative thinking, rather than dismissed, writes Raymond Snoddy.